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Update: Citizens of Irwindale, California Add Additional Count of Breach of Contract to Claims against Sriracha

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Update: Citizens of Irwindale, California Add Additional Count of Breach of Contract to Claims against Sriracha

Thursday, February 27, 2014

Back in November, we wrote a
blog post in our Emergency Business Litigation blog that
discussed a lawsuit against Sriracha Hot Sauce. In the lawsuit,
citizens of the town of Irwindale (where the Sriracha factory is
located) sought a permanent injunction to shut down the factory
during litigation involving the emission of what they considered to
be dangerous odors into the air.

While the citizens of Irwindale filed their initial complaint
last year, they intend to amend the complaint by adding a breach of
contract claim. According to city officials, Huy Fong Foods
violated certain operating conditions by allowing the harmful odors
into Irwindale’s air.

A judge granted the request for a temporary injunction shutting
the factory down and ordering it to put a stop to all dangerous
odor emissions. He also stated that the court will likely rule in
favor of the city of Irwindale in this matter because although
there is not credible evidence linking the odors to health problems
in the city, the smells have clearly been an annoyance for citizens
and will likely be easily traced to the Sriracha factory.

The Patterson Law Firm handles a wide variety of breach of
contract cases, including those with class action status. If you’d
like to learn more about our firm and the services we offer, visit
pattersonlawfirm.com or call
312.223.1699.

This entry was written by Rose Gregory,
posted on Thursday, February 27, 2014
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